STATE STATUTES & CODES
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
NORTH CAROLINA STATUTES AND CODES
§ 48-3-604. Execution of consent: timing.
§48‑3‑604. Execution of consent: timing.
(a) A man whose consentis required under G.S. 48‑3‑601 may execute a consent to adoptioneither before or after the child is born.
(b) The mother of aminor child may execute a consent to adoption at any time after the child isborn but not sooner.
(c) A guardian of aminor to be adopted may execute a consent to adoption at any time.
(d) An agency licensedby the Department or a county department of social services in this State thatplaces a minor for adoption shall execute its consent no later than 30 daysafter being served with notice of the proceeding for adoption.
(e) A minor to beadopted who is 12 years of age or older may execute a consent at any time. (1995,c. 457, s. 2.)